The Last of Me: Part I (Reader-Insert)

Chapter Three - Chasing Robert

F/N - First Name
L/N - Last Name
D/G - Dominate Hand
H/C - Hair Colour
E/C - Eye Colour

Nickname: Anarchy or A (Kid by Joel and Tess)
Starting Weapons: Colt Python, long barrel; durable crowbar; pocket knife.
Expert: Like Bill, you like using scrapped parts to make various new items and traps.

Background Info: Two years before the events of TLOU1, you were running from you last group, you landed into Boston where you were already in all types of trouble until that trouble landed you in Tess's and Joel's mess. Since you owed them your life (and risking their lives), you decided to take up tasks and errands, occasionally going out on runs with them once they warmed up and you proved yourself, you manage to come a smuggler like them and being their 'Eyes & ears' around Boston and if someone bothers your bosses.

- SUMMER, 2033; BOSTON - 

It didn't take long before Joel started moving slowly towards the runner, his gun out in his hands in case something went wrong. The runner was unaware, only focused on itself and not the sound of feet shuffling up until Joel wrapped his big arms around its neck to strangle it. I could see its arms flare around, trying to scratch at Joel to make him let go but with no avail.

Me and Tess followed Joel deeper into the building after he gently dropped the dead runner onto the floor and made his move into the next room. "Jesus," I heard him mutter, looking at something in the next room while also continuing slowly.

Once I got into the room, I felt my stomach twist into tight knots as I found out what had happened to that single survivor. Body limp on the floor as two runners surrounded them, digging into their shirt to their flesh. I looked away before I vomited in my mask and followed Joel silently up the stairs, Tess keeping me in the middle of them as we made our way out of the place and away from the spores. Joel went into a nearby room for supplies before leaving.

"They got infected trying to sneak into the zone." Joel said after coming out of the room, folding a piece of paper he got as he walked up to Tess.

"As much as everyone complains about it ... yet all these poor bastards wishing they were living on the inside." Tess stated and it was true. The amount of times people have been trying to sneak in only for them to be caught for a stupid slip-on on their papers that ultimately gets them killed or thrown back outside and for what? We walked across a small plank over to the gap where those two runners were on top of the body, careful not to miss a step or else we'd end up like that survivor.

I crouch down and let my feet dangle first over the edge to the outside before pushing myself off and land on the ground with a small shuffle forward as I regain my footing. Rule number one when it comes to exploring the outside: When jumping from a spot, high or low, never straighten your legs to land 'perfectly' on the next platform. You're gonna end up breaking your legs. Just let yourself fall onto your knees and feet.

After taking off her gas mask, Tess gave a long audible inhale and exhale before talking, "Ahhh... some fresh air." She comments, happy to be out of that spore infected space. Downside of it is that we might have to find a new place to put our bags. "That's the one thing I love about the outside."

"Yeah, one thing." I stretch out my muscles a bit before adjusting the knob once more. Tess gave a short chuckle as we walked through the green waters to get to the open, busted gate to continue our journey to the slums.

"Fuckin' hate the smell of the city." She continued.

"Why don't you ask Bill to get you some of them air fresheners?" Joel remarked and I wondered to myself, 'What are air fresheners?'

"Hey, if they weren't expired, that'd be a good idea." Tess shot back.

"How does air expire?" I asked, blinking and the two of them look at me, trying to figure out if I'm serious before it dawned on them that I had no idea what they were talking about and started snickering or trying to hold back their laughter as we walked to the well hidden pallet hidden behind the overgrown vines from the rusted building. "What?"